Gajar Ka Meetha/Halwa (Carrot Sweet)

Ingredients:

Sweet Carrots -700 gms
Khoa – 75 gms
Ghee – 3 tbsps
Sugar – 1/2 cup or according to taste
Milk – 60 ml
Red raisins(khismish) – 1 tbsp
Pistachios – 1 tbsp for garnish
Almonds – 1 tbsp for garnish

Procedure:

Wash and peel the carrots. In a food processor, grate them .

Heat a non-stick at medium high and add the grated carrots. Keep stirring them gently until the carrot’s own juices are all dried up and the carrots are a little soft in texture.

Add ghee and keep cooking it stirring continously(bhunna) until you observe a change in colour. The colour of the carrots gets a little darker .

Add milk, and khoa and sugar. Let it cook uncovered while stirring it gently until the meetha is mostly dry. Add raisins and let cook for a furthur 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Garnish with pistachios and almonds before you serve the desert.

TIP: If you dont have khoa you can use whipping cream instead.